Standard Lemma guide

boing

intj · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • boing
  • /bɔɪŋ/
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  • rhymes with -ɔɪŋ

1

intj

Meaning 1

A representation of the sound of something bouncing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

intj

Meaning 2

A representation of the sound of something bouncing.

Announcing the presence of large, pert breasts, which are bouncy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Topics: lifestyle

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3

intj

Meaning 3

A representation of the sound of something bouncing.

Announcing the advent of male arousal (erection), via the metaphor of a spring springing energetically.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The sound made by an elastic object (such as a spring) when bouncing; the sound of a bounce.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Large breasts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Topics: lifestyle

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6

verb

Meaning 6

To make a boing sound or bouncing motion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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History

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. The “large breasts” sense is reborrowed from Japanese ボイン, in turn from English boing.

Real reading context

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